Notable Speakers
Some highly notable speakers who have addressed the Empire Club podium have included:
- Indira Gandhi
- Brian Mulroney
- The Dalai Lama
- Margaret Thatcher
- Bill Gates
- Audrey Hepburn
- John Diefenbaker
- Ronald Reagan
- Margaret Mead
- Prince Philip
- Winston Churchill
- Billy Graham
- Vladimir Putin
- Pierre Trudeau
- Grey Owl
- Henry N.R. Jackman
- Jean Chrétien
- Hilary Weston
- Maureen Forrester
- Roberta Bondar
- Adrienne Clarkson
- Paul Martin
- Stephen Harper
- Michael Ignatieff
- Mark Carney
- Christopher Plummer
- Gordon Pinsent
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